Wheaton College said in a statement that it is “deeply troubled by the allegations brought by law enforcement against five members of our football team.”
“When this incident was brought to our attention by other members of the football team and coaching staff in March 2016, the College took swift action to initiate a thorough investigation,” Wheaton College said. “Our internal investigation into the incident, and our engagement with an independent, third-party investigator retained by the College, resulted in a range of corrective actions. We are unable to share details on these disciplinary measures due to federal student privacy protections.
“The conduct we discovered as a result of our investigation into this incident was entirely unacceptable,” the school said.
The college said that its anti-hazing policy and training protocols were revised in 2014 “to include a formal review of our anti-hazing policy with all student-athletes every year, with required student signatures.”
“This incident has prompted our Board of Trustees to engage outside experts to lead a campus-wide review of the level of effectiveness of our anti-hazing policy and of the culture around how students treat one another in our campus communities, athletic teams, and organizations. Wheaton remains committed to providing Christ-centered development programs and training to all our students,” the school said. “Despite these deeply troubling charges, we have experienced positive changes on campus, including rapid responses from campus leaders to reports of hazing or other inappropriate behavior and effective disciplinary review.”
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